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2002 Ford Taurus

Tiny
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Why is my car******** when idles, and then dies when idling?
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 AT 8:58 PM

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Tiny
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S the check engine light coming on at all?
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011 AT 9:50 PM
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Nope.
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Friday, January 28th, 2011 AT 6:54 PM
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You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.
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Friday, January 28th, 2011 AT 6:57 PM

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